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Late Night Political Humor

“President Obama is being criticized now. Here’s the problem. The British Petroleum guy, Tony Hayward, was on his yacht recently. Everybody thought, whoa, this idiot. I mean, the Gulf of Mexico is turning to asphalt and the British Petroleum guy is relaxing on his yacht. When he heard about that, President Obama was so angry, […]

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New Marketing Idea for BP

© Bearman Cartoons

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The Best Party, The Best Quote

When Icelandic comedian Jon Gnarr founded The Best Party last December, people thought it was a joke. Indeed, Gnarr satirized Iceland’s corrupt and incompetent political parties, promising free towels at public swimming pools and that he would build a Disneyland at the Reykjavik airport. The idea for the new party came after Iceland’s traumatic banking […]

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Late Night Political Humor

“People are kind of upset with British Petroleum CEO Tony Hayward. Over the weekend, he was out on his yacht. And when President Obama found out that Tony Hayward was on his yacht, he was so angry, he missed a putt.” – David Letterman “Tony Hayward on a yacht. Where are the Somali pirates when […]

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Republicans delaying federal response to gulf oil spill

Republicans keep calling the Gulf oil spill “Obama’s Katrina” and are claiming that Obama has not responding appropriately and quickly enough to the disaster. But according to a report by CBS news, Republican governors are delaying the deployment of National Guard troops that Obama has authorized to help with the cleanup. For example, Louisiana Governor […]

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Arizona Governor Doubles Down on Racist Lies

In a previous post, we caught Arizona governor Jan Brewer lying repeatedly about the anti-immigrant law she had just signed. She kept saying that “under SB 1070 there must first be reasonable suspicion that you are breaking some OTHER non-immigration law before an officer can ask a person about their legal status.” But if you […]

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Late Night Political Humor

“A congressman actually apologized to BP’s CEO for the way the company has been treated. How stupid are you when the CEO of BP is in the room and people think you’re the moron?” – Jay Leno “To be fair, it’s not easy for a lot of these congressmen. It’s got to be hard to […]

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Clint Webb for Senate!

Best political ad evar! Brutally honest. From The Whitest Kids U’Know.

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How to Run Your Family like a Corporation

© Ruben Bolling What is it with the current swarm of corporate CEOs who are running for political office? Didn’t we learn our lesson after Dubya promised during his campaign to run the government like a business? If Tony Hayward weren’t British, I’m sure the Republicans would be trying to nominate him for the presidency. […]

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Late Night Political Humor

“Yesterday during a press conference, BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg caused some controversy when he said BP cares about the ‘small people.’ Part of his new strategy — plug the hole by digging himself into a deeper one.” – Jimmy Fallon “These British Petroleum guys can’t do anything right. The chairman of BP, Carl-Henric Svanberg, told […]

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It’s only being a parasite when other people do it

This guy has to be a winner in the “do as I say, not as I do” contest. David Jungerman of Raytown, Missouri posted a large sign on a semi-truck along a major highway. The sign reads: Are You A Producer or Parasite Democrats – Party of Parasites However, a quick check of a farm […]

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Environmental Truth is Stranger than Science Fiction

© Tom Tomorrow

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Late Night Political Humor

“Last night, President Barack Obama spoke from the Oval Office about his plan to clean up the oil spill. Did you folks get a chance to see it? Yeah. Well, I’m glad that problem’s behind us.” – David Letterman “Last night, President Obama delivered a prime time address on the oil spill. He said his […]

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The New Right-Wing Noise Machine

© Tom Toles I’m sure most patriotic right-wing Americans don’t even know what a Vuvuzela is, since they would never be caught dead watching anything but American Football. But if they use their trunks instead, that will be even better, since it will grow every time they say something!

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The Whup-Ass Chronicles

[This is another story from Fred Wickham that I’m reposting. See his site for more.] On January 20th, 2008, a truckload of Whup-Ass was delivered to the White House. The pallets sat unbroken for nearly eighteen months until today, when President Obama had Rahm Emmanuel bring a box into the oval office. “How do we […]

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